My fav tamil movies
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1. Nayakan (1987)
Not Rated | 145 min | Crime, Drama
A common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact a heavy toll.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Saranya Ponvannan, Delhi Ganesh, Janakaraj
Votes: 22,978
2. Anbe Sivam (2003)
Not Rated | 160 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two men, one young and arrogant, the other damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.
Director: Sundar C. | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Madhavan, Kiran Rathod, Nassar
Votes: 25,285
3. Vikram Vedha (2017)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Vikram, a no-nonsense police officer, accompanied by Simon, his partner, is on the hunt to capture Vedha, a smuggler and a murderer. Vedha tries to change Vikram's life, which leads to a conflict.
Directors: Gayatri, Pushkar, Gowtham Selvaraj | Stars: Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Srinath, Kathir
Votes: 50,478
4. Raatchasan (2018)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A sub-inspector sets out in pursuit of a mysterious serial killer who targets teen school girls and murders them brutally.
Director: Ram Kumar | Stars: Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, Radha Ravi, Sangili Murugan
Votes: 50,649
5. Pariyerum Perumal (2018)
Not Rated | 154 min | Drama
A law student from a lower caste begins a friendship with his classmate, a girl who belongs to a higher caste, and the men in her family start giving him trouble over this.
Director: Mari Selvaraj | Stars: Kathir, Anandhi, Yogi Babu, Lijeesh
Votes: 18,384
6. Thalapathi (1991)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An orphan named Surya raised in a slum befriends a good crime boss named Devaraj and works for him. Their existence is threatened when a new honest district collector arrives.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Rajinikanth, Mammootty, Shobana, Arvind Swamy
Votes: 13,232
7. 96 (II) (2018)
Not Rated | 158 min | Drama, Romance
Two high school sweethearts meet at a reunion after 22 years and reminisce about their past.
Director: C. Prem Kumar | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Adithya Bhaskar, Trisha Krishnan, Gouri Kishan
Votes: 37,003
8. Aruvi (2016)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama
A gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people. What she does is the rest of the story.
Director: Arun Prabhu Purushothaman | Stars: Aditi Balan, Padmashri Mohammad Ali, Pradeep Anthony, Arnold
Votes: 14,322
9. Visaaranai (2015)
Not Rated | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Four labourers are tortured by the police to confess to a theft they have not committed.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dinesh, Samuthirakani, Anandhi, Murugadass
Votes: 12,072
10. Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Drama, War
A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her real mother, she begs to be taken to Sri Lanka, where her mother works with a militant group of activists.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Keerthana Parthiepan, Simran, Madhavan, Nandita Das
Votes: 9,220
11. Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police officer retires after an accident during a case investigation. Years later, he is forced to relive the past as he narrates the story to his friend's son.
Director: Karthick Naren | Stars: Rahman, Prakash Raghavan, Sharathkumar, Santhosh Krishna
Votes: 16,897
12. Roja (1992)
137 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A woman from a village in Tamil Nadu marries a sophisticated city dweller and moves with him to Kashmir, where all is rosy - until he gets kidnapped by militants.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Arvind Swamy, Madhoo, Pankaj Kapur, Nassar
Votes: 13,709
13. Bombay (1995)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, Romance
A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Arvind Swamy, Manisha Koirala, Nassar, Kitty
Votes: 13,701
14. Pizza (II) (2012)
Not Rated | 127 min | Horror, Thriller
A pizza delivery boy lands in a mysterious circumstance and it works a dramatic change in his life.
Director: Karthik Subbaraj | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Ramya Nambeeshan, Aadukalam Naren, Karunakaran
Votes: 8,693
15. Hey Ram (2000)
Not Rated | 186 min | Crime, Drama, History
Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country and sets out to kill him.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Hema Malini
Votes: 13,993 | Gross: $0.27M
16. Yuva (2004)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Michael, Arjun and Lallan, three men from three different strata of society, cross paths one morning in Calcutta and change one another's lives forever.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Vivek Oberoi
Votes: 9,369 | Gross: $0.28M
17. Uttama Villain (2015)
171 min | Comedy, Drama
Manoranjan, a superstar, is counting his last days due to brain tumor. How he goes about his final wish of doing a comedy film with his mentor Margadarsi forms the crux of the story.
Director: Ramesh Aravind | Stars: Kamal Haasan, K. Balachander, K. Viswanath, Nassar
Votes: 3,705
18. Pithamagan (2003)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama
Chittan, a social outcast, has grown up in a cemetery. A drug dealer finds him a job in a cannabis farm. In prison, he meets a conman, Shakti. This friendship transforms him from his stony existence.
Director: Bala | Stars: Vikram, Suriya, Laila, Sangeetha
Votes: 7,487
19. Paradesi (2013)
126 min | Drama, History
Before independence during the 1940's depicts the lives of poor carefree villagers who are lured to work in Tea plantation farms and how they are forced to live rest of their lives as slaves with no traces of hope and freedom.
Director: Bala | Stars: Atharvaa Murali, Vedhika, Dhansika, Jerry
Votes: 2,059
20. Naan Kadavul (2009)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Drama
After Rudran's father leaves him in Kashi, he grows up to be an Aghori. However, when his family gets him back home, he faces problems adjusting to the city lifestyle.
Director: Bala | Stars: Arya, Pooja Umashankar, Motta Rajendran, Krishnamoorthy
Votes: 2,233
21. Asuran (2019)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Drama
The teenage son of a farmer from an underprivileged caste kills a rich, upper caste landlord. How the pacifist farmer saves his hot-blooded son is the rest of the story.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Prakash Raj, Pasupathy
Votes: 33,445
22. Super Deluxe (2019)
Not Rated | 176 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An unfaithful newly-wed wife, an estranged father, a priest and an angry son suddenly find themselves in the most unexpected predicaments, each poised to experience their destiny, all on one fateful day.
Director: Thiagarajan Kumararaja | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Ramya Krishnan
Votes: 17,457
23. Kaithi (2019)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dilli, an ex-convict, endeavours to meet his daughter for the first time after leaving prison. However, his attempts are interrupted due to a drug raid planned by Inspector Bejoy.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Karthi, Narain, Arjun Das, George Maryan
Votes: 42,396
24. Irumbu Thirai (2018)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A soldier takes on a gang of cyber criminals when money goes missing from his account.
Director: P.S. Mithran | Stars: Vishal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Arjun Sarja, Delhi Ganesh
Votes: 5,446
26. Theeran Adhigaram Ondru (2017)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Theeran, a police officer, is entrusted with the task to solve the mystery behind a series of murders. The only clue left behind is that all the murders are committed in the same pattern.
Director: H. Vinoth | Stars: Karthi, Rakul Preet Singh, Abhimanyu Singh, Bose Venkat
Votes: 16,959
27. Ko (2011)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Thriller
Ashwin, a famous photographer, works with Renuka, an investigative journalist. When one of their colleagues, Saro, gets killed during a political meet, Ashwin and Renuka decide to investigate.
Director: K.V. Anand | Stars: Jiiva, Ajmal Ameer, Karthika Nair, Piaa Bajpai
Votes: 6,351
28. Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Three men and their accidental meeting on Napier Bridge will change their lives forever.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Suriya, Madhavan, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine
Votes: 4,982
29. Iruvar (1997)
140 min | Biography, Drama
A struggling actor and a writer-politician become friends as young men and rise to great heights in cinema and politics respectively. But when both become contenders for the top political post in the state, a rift develops between them.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Mohanlal, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Prakash Raj, Gautami
Votes: 7,320
30. Engeyum Eppodhum (2011)
138 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Amudha, a village girl visiting Chennai for the first time, falls in love with Gautham, a stranger, who shows her around the city. Kathiresan, a metal worker, is infatuated by Manimegalai, a nurse.
Director: M. Saravanan | Stars: Jai, Sharwanand, Anjali, Ananya
Votes: 2,236
31. Market Street (2010)
151 min | Drama
The story on the lives of a salesgirl and sales boy of a popular Saree store in Chennai.
Director: Vasanthabalan | Stars: Angadi Theru Mahesh, Anjali, A. Venkatesh, Pandi
Votes: 1,398
32. Poraali (2011)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The story begins on a rainy night, when Ilangkumaran (Sasikumar) and Nallavan (Allari Naresh) escapes from a place and enters Chennai with some suspense hidden behind their past. They ... See full summary »
Director: Samuthirakani | Stars: Sandra Amy, Badava Gopi, Gnanasambandan Gurunathan, V. Jayaprakash
Votes: 208
33. Arangetram (1973)
Not Rated | 152 min | Drama
When a Brahmin family finds diminishing monetary opportunities in traditional priestly functions, the daughter must go out and work.
Director: K. Balachander | Stars: Pramila, Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan, Jayachitra
Votes: 133
34. Pisasu (2014)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A violinist experiences paranormal experience in his flat after a death of a girl who he tries to save due to accident. Later he realises that actually the spirit is helping him and he tries to find out who killed the girl by accident.
Director: Mysskin | Stars: Naga, Prayaga Martin, Radha Ravi, Raj Kumar
Votes: 2,256
35. Vellaipookal (2019)
Not Rated | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
While on a trip to the USA, a retired police officer from India solves a series of clueless crimes in his neighborhood, relying only on his power of reasoning.
Director: Vivek Elangovan | Stars: Vivek, Charlie, Pooja Devariya, Dev Ramnath
Votes: 1,882
37. Maanagaram (2017)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Thriller
Four youngsters arrive in a big city and their lives become interlinked.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Sundeep Kishan, Sri, Regina Cassandra, Charlie
Votes: 7,915
38. Thani Oruvan (2015)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Siddharth Abimanyu, an influential scientist, is involved in various illegal medical practices. Mithran, an efficient IPS officer, decides to expose him.
Director: Mohan Raja | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Arvind Swamy, Nayanthara, Nassar
Votes: 21,598
39. Kattradhu Thamizh (2007)
147 min | Drama, Mystery
A young post-graduate faces difficulties with finding employment, and struggles against social inequalities.
Director: Ram | Stars: Jiiva, Anjali, Karunas, Azhagam Perumal
Votes: 3,512
40. 13B: Fear Has a New Address (2009)
Not Rated | 146 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A man experiences a supernatural occurrence at his newly purchased apartment; a soap opera being telecast exclusively on his TV, which shows the future of his family.
Director: Vikram K. Kumar | Stars: Madhavan, Nitu Chandra, Poonam Dhillon, Saranya Ponvannan
Votes: 8,474 | Gross: $0.03M
41. Vada Chennai (2018)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young carrom player in north Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two warring gangsters.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Ameer Sultan, Radha Ravi, Daniel Balaji
Votes: 19,635
42. Eeram (2009)
Not Rated | 164 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Vasu investigates the suicide of Ramya since he's not convinced that she killed herself. The main suspects are her husband and neighbors. As the death toll rises, Vasu deals with his own secret past.
Director: Arivazhagan Venkatachalam | Stars: Aadhi, Nandha, Sindhu Menon, Saranya Mohan
Votes: 1,767
43. Kuruthipunal (1995)
Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Suave and scintillating, this fast-paced action thriller follows the adventures and investigations of a group of honest police officers, who go undercover to bring down a terror network.
Director: P.C. Sreeram | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Arjun Sarja, Nassar, Gautami
Votes: 4,674
44. Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A CBI officer goes in search of a ruthless serial killer. Things get worse when the murderer targets the former and her family.
Director: R. Ajay Gnanamuthu | Stars: Nayanthara, Atharvaa Murali, Anurag Kashyap, Raashi Khanna
Votes: 6,172
45. Aramm (2017)
119 min | Drama
A District Collector in India deals with water shortage problems in a village when she comes to realize that people are suffering a lot.
Director: Gopi Nainar | Stars: Nayanthara, Ramachandran Durairaj, Sunu Lakshmi, Raja Krishnamoorthy
Votes: 1,973
46. Chandramukhi (2005)
Not Rated | 166 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Creepy happenings in an abandoned mansion are attributed to the ghost of an ancient courtesan, back for revenge.
Director: P. Vasu | Stars: Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Jyotika, Nayanthara
Votes: 7,096
47. Maya (V) (2015)
Not Rated | 141 min | Horror, Thriller
A woman takes on the challenge of watching a horror film, alone in a theatre.
Directors: Md. Hafizur Rahman, Ashwin Saravanan | Stars: Nayanthara, Aari, Aari Arujunan, Amzath Khan
Votes: 1,819
48. Arai Enn 305-il Kadavul (2008)
164 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The story revolves around two unemployed youths who are struggling to make ends meet. At one situation they blame the God for all their sufferings. The God appears and decide to stay with ... See full summary »
Director: Chimbudeven | Stars: Prakash Raj, Santhanam, 'Ganja' Karuppu, Jyothirmayi
Votes: 350
49. Ayirathil Oruvan (2010)
Not Rated | 183 min | Action, Adventure
Anitha, a government official, embarks on a journey to find Chandramouli, an archaeologist, who went to Vietnam to search for any existence of the prince of the Chola dynasty.
Director: K. Selvaraghavan | Stars: Karthi, Reema Sen, Andrea Jeremiah, Parthiban Radhakrishnan
Votes: 7,608
50. Alai Payuthey (2000)
Not Rated | 156 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
After a difficult romance in a class-divided society, the love birds find out marriage is not what they thought it would be.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Madhavan, Shalini, Swarnamalya, V. Natarajan
Votes: 7,351
51. Sillu Karuppatti (2019)
153 min | Drama, Romance
An anthology of four romantic stories across four age groups connected by that magical thread called love.
Director: Halitha Shameem | Stars: Samuthirakani, Sunaina Yella, Manikandan K., Nivedhithaa Sathish
Votes: 1,949
52. Jiivi (2019)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama, Thriller
After jinxed romantic affair, a brilliant man with his friend plans to steal from his landlady. After pulling the theft successfully , he is shocked by strange coincidences of happenings in his family and the landlady.
Director: V.J. Gopinath | Stars: Vetri, Karunakaran, Rohini, Rama
Votes: 1,940
53. 36 Vayadhinile (2015)
115 min | Drama, Family
A 36 years old woman rediscovers her lost charisma while overcoming profound odds from a patriarchal society.
Director: Rosshan Andrrews | Stars: Jyotika, Rahman, Abhirami, Amritha Anil
Votes: 943
54. Aayudham Seivom (2008)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama
Saidai Sathya (Sundar C) has little respect for the law. He parks his car in the middle of the road and makes trouble for other vehicles. A traffic policeman, Kandasamy (Vivek), ignores ... See full summary »
Director: Udhayan | Stars: Anjali, Sundar C., Gnanasambandan Gurunathan, G.M. Kumar
Votes: 39
55. Pudhu Pettai (2006)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After running away from his home, Kumar falls in with a gang and slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld.
Director: K. Selvaraghavan | Stars: Dhanush, Sneha, Sonia Agarwal, Azhagam Perumal
Votes: 7,912
56. Kuttrame Thandanai (2016)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young man with a visual impairment uses his other heightened senses to unravel a murder mystery.
Director: M. Manikandan | Stars: Vidharth, Pooja Devariya, Aishwarya Rajesh, Rahman
Votes: 2,165
57. Oh My Kadavule (2020)
151 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
When you think marrying your best friend means a 'happily ever-after', but it turns out to be just the reverse.
Director: Ashwath Marimuthu | Stars: Ashok Selvan, Ritika Singh, Vani Bhojan, Vijay Sethupathi
Votes: 4,843
58. Love Today (2022)
154 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two young lovers, who are made to exchange their phones for a day and what happens due to that.
Director: Pradeep Ranganathan | Stars: Pradeep Ranganathan, Ivana, Yogi Babu, Raveena Ravi
Votes: 15,407
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